I like many kids. I don't have kids of my own. But I like kids most of the time when I am around them in public. Kids are people, not yet grown and often act immaturely, but I do tend to like most people and I find I like most kids, too. I find them less annoying when they are on their own, without the parents nearby. I work at a circus school and take classes there too, and so often when I'm interacting with children their parents are not in the room. They then behave as little people, and are generally likable. It's when the parents come around that they are more of a pain. I've also done some babysitting for my young nephew. I like him most of the time, but kids can be very trying when trying to take care of them. They are much more likable when they are facing the world and people around them on their own, without their caretaker nearby.
So, I'd say in general I like kids. But I'd never want to have ones of my own. I might not even like them most of the time if I were the one responsible for them.
So, I'd say in general I like kids. But I'd never want to have ones of my own. I might not even like them most of the time if I were the one responsible for them.
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Re: Do you like kids?
Thu, May 1, 2008 - 1:22 PMI think it's great that you like 'em : ). I had some really nice adults in my life as a kid (nothing creepy, just nice neighbors with no kids of their own, and such), and still think fondly of those interactions. I LOVE it when I come across a really smart, precocious kid, but that doesn't happen too often. In general, I avoid them, in the same way that I avoid people who shout into their cells, or drink excessively, or don't bathe <lol>. I just don't care for noisy and chaotic *people*, and kids seem to fit this demographic more often than adults. It's not *because* they are kids, per se.
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Thu, May 1, 2008 - 3:59 PMKids make me uncomfortable. Not that I dislike them or anything. And I've met some cool kids. I guess I'm more ambivilent about them. I do however, hate stupid parents, which nowadays is the vast majority. Ugh.
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Thu, May 1, 2008 - 5:11 PMI think I'm selective about the kids that I like... There are a definate handful that occasionally pop into my life that are fantastic. Otherwise, i'm indifferent to annoyed by their presence. As has been pointed out, it also depends on the parents. If the parents are cool, then the kids usually are, too. Otherwise, i usually want to smack them with wooden spoons. -
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Thu, May 1, 2008 - 7:17 PMIf you look at my photo album, you'll see that I like most kids, too. Some I think are just magically beautiful. I have my return customers, that have their parents bring them to faires over and over to ride my horses, and I get to watch them grow up over the years. And we get to be friends. I get lots of hugs, and thank you's. Lots of kids are great. But I'm not going to try to tell you that I like all the kids I come into contact with. Or the parents. I just never wanted to create any of my own. -
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Fri, May 2, 2008 - 5:17 AMI have a friend's kid in my photo album. I like most kids.. many are too bratty. I have a degree in teaching middle grades.. I think many people do not evolve beyond middle school anyways.. I like to borrow kids then give them back. I do enjoy smart & creative kids over dumb, spoiled ones.
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Fri, May 2, 2008 - 8:52 AMI'm at a loss with kids. I'm the youngest in my family, no nieces or nephews.. no little cousins.. nothing. So I'm pretty much lost or uncomfortable around them since I don't know what to "do" with them. Meaning what interests a 2 year old or 8 year old? I have NO clue.
There are some good kids out there, my sisters neighbor is 8 and she's like being with a little adult, very intelligent, good manners, etc.
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Fri, May 2, 2008 - 9:00 AMIn general, I do not like most children. However, there are a few I have found absolutely adorable. For instance, I love my boyfriend's neices. But I don't imagine I would love them so much if I had to spend a lot of time babysittiing for them. -
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Fri, May 2, 2008 - 12:10 PMI'm kind of in the same boat as Leisa. I've not really been around kids that much, and don't know what to do with them. Often i become a captive audience when clients bring their kids into the salon and let them run wild, so mostly I find them annoying, but I guess that goes back to the parents who set them loose and then ignore them... -
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Fri, May 2, 2008 - 12:22 PMthe best way to deal with kids is to be one. it is kinda like if you can't beat em - join 'em - mentality. and if you have lost touch with your inner child often kids even like it if you treat them like adults.. if they are old enough.. give them credit and ask them questions. You may find they are more mature than most people you know (or their parents) If they are younger it is more of a challenge. I like to doodle so I like to do art with kids. Another suggestion is find a toy - to entertain them. It is kinda tough if you are at work and expected to entertain kids! I always have lots of hula hoops around. They are fun for kids of all ages. I was just re-connected with my yo-yo. a glow in the dark duncan imperial.
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Fri, May 2, 2008 - 6:34 PMLOL!
Babies...tiny pink wrinkled things that smell funny, sound frightful when riled and seem to leak great amounts from many different orifices. You can have them!
Toddlers are very cute. I love it when they go around sticking their fingers into everything. I love smiling, winking and cooing at them, but I don't necessarily want to hold them. Drool in any form makes me squeamish.
There have been a few great kids that I have met and really enjoyed their company. But there are some kids that really need some kind of emotional rehab, and their parents need to get neutered/spayed and then shot.
I also believe that all 12 year-old girls just need to be shut away somewhere until they have reached 15 1/2 - 16 years of age. They are just wicked, evil little monkeys who need to be kept from polite society. -
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Fri, May 2, 2008 - 11:03 PMThat's funny Thistle. :-) You all have some great answers so far!
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Fri, May 2, 2008 - 11:12 PM"seem to leak great amounts from many different orifices."
It's the snot that gets me. trickling down the upper lip, being transferred from their tiny, dirty fingers, onto the pastries in the self serve bin.
....oh, wait. we've covered that. :-)
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Sat, May 3, 2008 - 12:06 AMI love kids, other people's kids. And kids love me.
95% of obnoxious and misbehavior are due to their parents or other environmental factors.
When I worked as a Recreation Specialist, we had this bad ass little 5 yo boy. If I held him on my lap or gave him attention, he was an angel. The minute I turned my back, he would say things like "suck my cock" and hit other kids. I alsways wonder what became of that kid. -
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Sat, May 3, 2008 - 6:21 AMI detest children. Would never hurt one, but can't abide their presence. Detested kids when I *was* one, too. For me, childhood is a disability for which the cure is growing up. -
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Sat, May 3, 2008 - 10:32 AMnot much of a fan. some are ok, most wear me the fuck out. I'm not really a "people person", in general.
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Sat, May 3, 2008 - 5:15 PM>>childhood is a disability for which the cure is growing up.<<
Too funny! Yes, I think I agree with that. :-)
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Sat, May 3, 2008 - 8:45 PMI don't like kids as they make me uncomfortable, but they somehow always come to me (just like cats, which I don't like either). I would never hurt one, but I have no feelings towards them. -
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Mon, May 12, 2008 - 3:12 PMI work with them, so we have to get along. I like specific kids, but it's mostly parents that annoy the shit out of me. -
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Wed, May 14, 2008 - 9:17 AMNope. No sir, don't like them much at all.
Not even if you cover them in barbecue sauce.
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Thu, May 15, 2008 - 10:27 PMhow could you not like these kids?
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Thu, May 15, 2008 - 10:46 PMEw, baby spit.
My birds do that all the time, and I can put them in cages. ;) -
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Fri, May 16, 2008 - 9:45 AMi dont want to be around kids..really..ever...
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Fri, May 16, 2008 - 9:53 AM"birds are chatty"
Plus, some of them live for 70 years! That's *way* too much commitment for me. One marriage is sufficient, thanks <lol>. -
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Re: Do you like kids?
Wed, June 11, 2008 - 11:07 AMfor me it comes down to behaviors i like and don't like, not people and their relative age.
babies and toddlers are just aliens to me, honestly. i don't like holding them, i don't coo over them. older kids can be cool, and there are a few with whom i have become more comfortable and even would say i enjoy their company.
that said: if it's screaming, fighting, crying, beating the snot out of its sibling, visibly oozing bodily fluids, helpless, loud, spoiled, bratty, or nagging, i want nothing to do with it. there are plenty of adults who fit these descriptions from time to time, and i don't like it when they do these things either.
i do feel trapped by anything that needs so much attention just to survive, let alone thrive. i can barely keep plants alive, fer chrissakes. i have much respect for parents who do it right, it seems like a fuck of a lot of work and selflessness. i also reject out of hand the notion that because i haven't had kids of my own, that i'm incapable of assessing whether someone is a decent parent. not having spawned my own doesn't mean am too stupid or ignorant to recognize good parenting practices elsewhere.
and do NOT even get me started on the topic of birds. honestly, if i had to pick between kids and birds, i would take the kids. at least the kids will mature and will probably leave the house someday for a life of their own (no guarantees, i know). birds just shit on everything and scream at nothing all day, PLUS live forever.
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Thu, June 12, 2008 - 8:07 AMDiva Flamma, you have just stated my feelings so well, it's like you were inside my head reading my thoughts. Thank you.
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Just like the rest of the damned human race, some are shits, most aren't.
Sat, June 7, 2008 - 3:02 AMI tend to hate parents much more than I hate the kids. But what I really hate is the glorification of breeding, like it's some sort of fucking miracle. For fuck's sake, everything from naked mole rats to mastodons has offspring. Just a part of Nature, like chasing down your prey, strangling it, and ripping it apart while it's still mostly alive. -
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Re: Just like the rest of the damned human race, some are shits, most aren't.
Sat, June 7, 2008 - 6:02 AMIt's cooler when amoebas do it.
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